Baltimore Sun

Browns still winless but end skid

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Well, the Browns didn’t lose. They ended a 17-game losing streak Sunday with a 21-21 tie against the Steelers. The Browns missed a chance at their first victory since 2016 when kicker Zane Gonzalez’s 43-yard field-goal attempt with 9 seconds left in overtime was blocked by T.J. Watt.

The Steelers, who blew a 14point lead in the fourth quarter, also wasted a chance to escape with a win when Chris Boswell was wide left on a 42-yard field-goal attempt with 1:44 left in the extra period.

The Browns remain winless since Dec. 24, 2016 after going 0-16 last season.

Jakeem Grant scored on a tiebreakin­g 102yard kickoff return with 14 minutes to go, and the Dolphins overcame two weather delays to win the longest game since the 1970 NFLAFL merger. Delays for lightning lasted a total of 3 hours, 59 minutes, and the game took 7 hours, 10 minutes to play.

Von Miller sacked Russell Wilson three times, forced two fumbles and recovered one in helping Case Keenum win his Denver debut. Keenum threw for 329 yards and three touchdowns but also was intercepte­d three times. Defensive end Myles Garrett gets pumped up as the Browns end a 17-game losing streak with a tie.

Tyreek Hill scored three touchdowns, and Patrick Mahomes passed for his first four NFL scores for the Chiefs. Hill had a 91-yard punt return and a 58-yard reception in the first quarter before adding a 1-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter.

Andy Dalton rallied the Bengals with three scores in the final 19 minutes, and Clayton Fejedelem scored on an 83-yard fumble return with 24 seconds to go. Kirk Cousins passed for two touchdowns in his much-anticipate­d debut, and the Vikings forced four turnovers to stick 49ers quarterbac­k Jimmy Garoppolo with his first loss in eight games as an NFL starter.

Tom Brady threw for 277 yards and three t ouchdowns, hitting Rob Gronkowski for 123 yards and a score.

Under new defensive coordinato­r Don Martindale, the Ravens held the Bills to 33 yards and no first downs in going up 26-0 at the half.

Ryan Fitzpatric­k highlighte­d a 417-yard, four-touchdown performanc­e with two scoring strikes of more than 50 yards.

Linebacker Myles Jack scored on a 32-yard intercepti­on return in the fourth quarter, and the Jaguars spoiled the Giants debuts of coach Pat Shurmur and running back Saquon Barkley, who had 106 yards on 18 carries.

Cam Newton ran for 58 yards and a touchdown, and the Panthers defense had six sacks and limited the Cowboys to 232 yards.

Alex Smith carved up the defense for 255 yards and two touchdowns, and Adrian Peterson rushed for 96 yards and a score to spoil the Cardinals coaching debut of Steve Wilks.

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